The New York Times bestselling author of The Cowboy, The
Texan, and The Loner weaves her seductive magic once again as she
journeys back to the lawless frontier of Nineteenth-century Texas to
bring us the story of two warring hearts and a seduction that began amid
the fires of passion and treachery...
Cruz Guerrero wanted Sloan Stewart from the first moment he laid eyes on
the headstrong beauty. But Sloan, eldest daughter of a wealthy cotton
planter, belonged to another man--until the day she came to him, a woman
in trouble on the lawless frontier ...and he made her an offer she could
not refuse. Now he is ready to claim what is rightfully his--even as a
long-ago betrayal threatens to tear her from his arms forever.
Sloan swore never to be used by a man again. Only sheer desperation made
her strike a bargain with the aristocratic nobleman. Now he has come to
collect on the vow they made together, seducing her with tender words,
determined to make her want him as he wants her. Caught in the bitter
cross fire of a traitorous enemy and an embattled republic, a man bound
by honor and a woman wounded by passion must dare to trust in a love
that's strong and wild and true...